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What is Tape? – A History and a Future
Tape, as a data storage medium in computers, is a technology that is over 60 years old and was first used to backup data from a Univac I system back in 1951. It continued to be used to back up…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Cold Data, Crossroads, Data Protection, Fujifilm, Tape
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What is Object Storage and what can you use it for?
For an increasing number of organizations, the traditional file server may have outlived its usefulness. File servers were designed in an era where most employees were in a single location; road warriors were a rare breed and the only files…
Using Object Storage to Reverse Cloud Storage
A top priority for IT professionals in 2016 is deciding on a cloud storage strategy. Of the available options, most consider using the public cloud for secondary storage purposes, like backup and archiving, to be the most obvious path to…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Cloud Bursting, Cold Data, dr, Hybrid, SwiftStack
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Why Tape still matters today
In our column, “What’s Better than Cloud Storage for Cold Data”, my colleague George Crump discussed how cloud storage can be a cost effective alternative to onsite storage for active data, but where cold data is concerned it becomes a…
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Cold Data, Crossroads, Data Protection, Fujifilm, Tape
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Is Deduplication Useless on Archive Data?
One of the techniques that storage vendors use to reduce the cost of hard disk-based storage is deduplication. Deduplication is the elimination of redundant data across files. The technology is ideal for backup, since so much of a current copy…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Crossroads, Disaster recovery, Disk, dr, Fujifilm, Hybrid, Tape
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Hybrid Cloud Backup 2.0
Regarding backup and disaster recovery, the cloud is ideal for getting data off-site. It is also ideal for disaster recovery thanks to the many Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offerings on the market. The cloud is appealing because for…
Briefing Note: What to do if you can’t afford an All-Flash Array
The concept of an all-flash data center is very appealing, but for many data centers an upgrade to even a hybrid array is outside of their budget. Also, implementing a new all-flash array or even a hybrid array has more…
Tagged with: All-Flash, Cache, Cloud, Cloudistics, Data Protection, Flash, Hybrid array, SSD, VM
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The Problems with Cloud DR
The Disaster Recovery (DR) stakes are higher than ever. No longer is being able to recover “eventually” an acceptable strategy. Users and application owners at organizations of all sizes are expecting to be back online within hours, no matter how…
Cloud in a Box – The On-site Cloud
While many companies are still developing their cloud strategy, others have jumped in with both feet and have moved most of their unstructured data to the cloud. These are organizations in the media and entertainment, online application provider, scientific processing…
Tagged with: CIFS, Cloud, Crossroads, Fujifilm, Legacy, NFS, Object Storage, Unstructured data
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